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Grammar Without The Rules

Episode Two: Elephant In The Room

Super Simple Songs Captain Seasalt and the ABC Pirates
Letter P
Repeat after me:
puddle, pig, penguin, platypus, peacock, pineapple, parrot, panther, piranha, 
porcupine, puffin
Send me a message for free flashcards to follow along:
www.italki.com/en/teacher/13365914

Captain Sesalt & The ABC Pirates

Letter P

In this episode we are going to learn how to 【Do a self-introduction】. 
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As a beginner, there're some vocabularies that you didn't learn before, and native speaker's speed seems too fast to understand. But don't worry, let's do it step by step. 
1st time: listen and catch the words you know alreay, have a guess about the content.
2nd time: look at the text to check if you guessed it right. 
3rd time: listen one more time, repeat after it.
4th time: practise until you can speak as the normal speed without looking at the text. 
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大家好！
dà jiā hǎo ！
Hello, everyone.
现在我来介绍一下自己。
xiàn zài wǒ lái jiè shào yí xià zì jǐ 。
Now let me introduce myself a bit.
我姓郑，我叫郑旭冰。大家可以叫我Yuli。
wǒ xìng zhèng ， wǒ jiào zhèng xù bīng 。 dà jiā kě yǐ jiào wǒ Yuli。
My family name is Zheng. My name is Zheng Xubing. You can call me Yuli.
我今年30岁，属羊。
wǒ jīn nián sānshí suì ， shǔ yáng 。
I am 30 years old and was born in the year of the Sheep.
我是中国人。现在我住在广州。
wǒ shì zhōng guó rén 。 xiàn zài wǒ zhù zài guǎng zhōu 。
I'm Chinese and I live in Guangzhou now.
我来广州6年了。
wǒ lái guǎng zhōu liù nián le 。
I have been in Guangzhou for 6 years.
我现在在italki教汉语。
wǒ xiàn zài zài italki jiāo hàn yǔ 。
I am now teaching Chinese in Italki.
很高兴认识大家！
hěn gāo xìng rèn shi dà jiā ！
Nice to meet you all!

Yuli's Chinese Channel

自我介绍 Self-introduction （for beginner）

Tailored for professionals seeking career advancement, this episode will focus on interview preparation and techniques. We'll cover common interview questions, responses that showcase skills and accomplishments, and strategies to stand out among other candidates. I'll also discuss the art of networking and how to leverage business English in building a successful career.

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粤读时光，看见生命中嘅光。 

我今日听咗李克勤嘅《红日》，
觉得打满咗鸡血，
所以想帮你都打吓鸡血。

呢个歌其实系李克勤写俾自己嘅，
佢想帮自己打气。 

李克勤写呢首歌嘅歌词嗰时，
因为拍戏好几日都冇好好休息，
但系因为好赶，
所以佢当日凌晨三点拍完戏，
就喺停车场写歌词。
从凌晨三点一直写到天光。

佢睇住其他艺人落班，
跟住又睇住啲艺人朝早翻黎翻工，
佢心入面觉得好难受，
自己嘅拍档已经翻咗屋企，
而自己仲要匿埋喺呢度写歌词，
点解命运要咁样对佢。

《红日》嘅歌词入面有一句话系命运颠沛流离，
讲嘅其实就系李克勤当时嘅状态。
但系李克勤知道自己一定要坚持落去，
唔可以随便放弃，
所以佢就喺歌入面写咗不应舍弃。

无论宜家情况几咁唔好，
你都千其唔好放弃，
要继续努力，
加油，
困难终有一日会克服，
你都会得到你想要嘅嘢。

下面嚟读下《红日》嘅歌词啦。

命运就算颠沛流离
命运就算曲折离奇


命运就算恐吓着你做人没趣味
别流泪心酸更不应舍弃
我愿能一生永远陪伴你


一生之中兜兜转转那会看清楚
彷徨时我也试过独坐一角像是没协助
在某年那幼小的我
跌倒过几多几多落泪在雨夜滂沱
一生之中弯弯曲曲我也要走过
从何时有你有你伴我给我热烈地拍和
像红日之火燃点真的我
结伴行千山也定能踏过
让晚风轻轻吹过
伴送着清幽花香像是在祝福你我
让晚星轻轻闪过
闪出你每个希冀如浪花快要沾湿我
命运就算颠沛流离
命运就算曲折离奇
命运就算恐吓着你做人没趣味
别流泪心酸更不应舍弃
我愿能一生永远陪伴你

粤读时光，看见生命中嘅光。 


最后打个小广告，微信小程序“小草粤语”更新咗新嘅版本啦，
呢个小程序非常适合零基础的同学使用，扫描文中的二维码，或者在微信搜索“小草粤语”就可以找到我的小程序啦。

先讲到呢度，我哋下次再见，拜拜！


 Advanced Cantonese listening material

Learn a cantonese song : the red sun

“都dōu”means “both/all”. The people or objects included are out before “都”.
For example：

tā men dōu xǐ huɑn hē chá 。 
他们都喜欢喝茶。

wǒ men dōu shì xué shenɡ 。 
我们都是学生。

每měi……都dōu……
In a sentence that contains the term “每”(every), usually “都” has to be inserted further along in the sentence, immediately in front of the verb.

tā měi tiān wǎn shɑnɡ dōu yù xí kè wén 。 
他每天晚上都预习课文。

wǒ měi jié kè dōu lái 。 
我每节课都来。

měi ɡè rén wǒ dōu rèn shí 。 
每个人我都认识。

JOJO CHINESE

都dōu

This episode is part two of How to Find a Job Using LinkedIn. It's a short episode today! You'll learn four new English phrases and idioms. You'll also get some homework at the end so you can continue to improve your English communication skills. Tune in to take your knowledge of English to a new level!

Episode originally published October 9, 2020.
Transcript at https://www.express-to-impress.com/idioms-and-phrases/.

Express to Impress

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LECTURA COMPRENSIVA.


ESTE CUENTO NOS HABLA DE UN PERRO QUE SE LLAMA CURRO.


Antes de comenzar la lectura.


1. ¿Tienes mascotas en tu casa?


Presta atención a la lectura de tu profesor.


A mi perro Curro le gusta pasear por el parque a primera hora de la mañana.

Me levanto a las seis de la mañana en los días laborables para acompañarle al parque antes de ir a trabajar. Siempre me espera sentado en la puerta de mi habitación con gran impaciencia, aguardando a que me levante.

Cuando llegamos al parque acostumbro a quitarle la correa para que pueda correr libremente, ya que a esas horas no hay nadie a quien pueda molestar. Él se pone muy contento y durante un rato se dedica a explorar el parque con gran curiosidad.

Transcurrido un cuarto de hora regresa al banco donde yo lo aguardo sentado y entonces jugamos un rato con la pelota, yo se la lanzo y él me la devuelve. Después regresamos a casa y yo marcho a trabajar y él se queda feliz tumbado en su colchón.

Spanish Reading Comprehesion

The dog called curro

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